#C8B890
#8E8E6E
#5C7A4A
#2E2A18
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Flatbush Brooklyn Color Palette

#C8B890 · #8E8E6E · #5C7A4A · #2E2A18

AAA
WCAG Grade
7.3:1
Contrast Ratio
910
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Use #C8B890 as the background. Use #8E8E6E as the primary accent. Use #5C7A4A as secondary. Use #2E2A18 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Flatbush Brooklyn — community, caribbean, lively.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Flatbush Brooklyn color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 48.6%
200, 184, 144 0%, 8%, 28%, 22% 43°, 34%, 67%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 26.2%
142, 142, 110 0%, 0%, 23%, 44% 60°, 13%, 49%
Secondary
Luminance: 16.7%
92, 122, 74 25%, 0%, 39%, 52% 98°, 24%, 38%
Body Text
Luminance: 2.3%
46, 42, 24 0%, 9%, 48%, 82% 49°, 31%, 14%

Flatbush Brooklyn Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Flatbush Brooklyn palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#C8B890 gently saturated orange
#8E8E6E muted yellow
#5C7A4A muted yellow-green
#2E2A18 gently saturated yellow

Flatbush Brooklyn Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#2E2A18 on #C8B890
Aa Sample Text
7.34:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#C8B890 on #2E2A18
Aa Sample Text
7.34:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#2E2A18 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
4.28:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#8E8E6E on #2E2A18
Aa Sample Text
4.28:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#2E2A18 on #5C7A4A
Aa Sample Text
2.97:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5C7A4A on #2E2A18
Aa Sample Text
2.97:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5C7A4A on #C8B890
Aa Sample Text
2.47:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8B890 on #5C7A4A
Aa Sample Text
2.47:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E8E6E on #C8B890
Aa Sample Text
1.72:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8B890 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.72:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5C7A4A on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.44:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E8E6E on #5C7A4A
Aa Sample Text
1.44:1 Fail Decorative use only

Flatbush Brooklyn Color Psychology & Meaning

Flatbush is the central Brooklyn district of wide avenues, Caribbean food, and the parade route of the West Indian Day celebration, and this palette is that warm stone with leafy green. It feels communal and lively, the color of a neighborhood that hosts the largest Caribbean parade in North America.

Color Harmony: Custom Scheme

The Flatbush Brooklyn palette is built using a custom relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A custom palette is often preferred by professional designers because it balances visual interest with cohesion.

History & Design Context

Flatbush was a Dutch farming town from the 1600s and grew into a middle-class borough hub in the early 1900s. Caribbean immigration, especially from Jamaica and Haiti, made it the heart of Caribbean culture in the city, with the Labor Day parade marching since the 1960s.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the warm stone for communal surfaces, the olive for accents, and the deep green for text contrast. The near-black grounds everything.

Industries This Palette Suits

Caribbean food, community organizations, music, retail, hospitality.

Colors That Pair Well With Flatbush Brooklyn

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

blue

directly opposite #8E8E6E on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

yellow-green

30° beside #8E8E6E — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Flatbush Brooklyn Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #8E8E6E for small UI elements on #C8B890 — at 1.7:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #2E2A18 — 7.3:1 against #C8B890 passes WCAG AA (AAA) for long-form reading.
  • Let #5C7A4A carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #8E8E6E.

How to Implement the Flatbush Brooklyn Color Scheme

To use this Flatbush Brooklyn color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #C8B890 for the main background and #8E8E6E for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #2E2A18 and #C8B890 is 7.34:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Flatbush Brooklyn Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Flatbush Brooklyn color palette?

The Flatbush Brooklyn palette contains #C8B890, #8E8E6E, #5C7A4A, #2E2A18. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Flatbush Brooklyn color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #2E2A18 on #C8B890 reaches 7.3:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Flatbush Brooklyn palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #6D6D8D, #7D8970, #161513 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Flatbush Brooklyn palette create?

Flatbush Brooklyn reads as community, caribbean, lively. Muted yellow drives the personality, grounded by gently saturated orange — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Flatbush Brooklyn color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Flatbush Brooklyn palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Flatbush Brooklyn palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Flatbush Brooklyn's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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